25th pctl
$139K
Vessel Captain (Deep-Sea Merchant) Salary in Salt Lake City
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median (p50)
$175K
75th pctl
$218K
90th pctl
$258K
Adjusted for Salt Lake City at 1.03× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Vessel Captain (Deep-Sea Merchant) in Salt Lake City pulls a median of $175,100 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $218,360 and the 90th percentile at $257,500. Salt Lake City's cost-of-living tilt is 1.03× — the band reflects that. The number to anchor on for a counter is $218,360. The data supports it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$218,360 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$196,730 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$175,100 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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